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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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call the numbers

Sports; Bowling

When pins are left standing they are always read out in numerical sequence. Such as 1-2-5-6, not 1-2-6-5).

stiff alley

Sports; Bowling

See "stiff"

carry

Sports; Bowling

The ability of the ball to knock down the pins (as in "carry more pins").

strap the ball

Sports; Bowling

Get the most lift possible.

channel

Sports; Bowling

The proper name for a gutter. There are gutters on the right and left side of each lane that will take the ball to the pit if it goes off the lane.

strike

Sports; Bowling

Knocking all ten pins down on the first ball. The score for the frame is 10 plus the total number of pins knocked down by the next two balls.

charge

Sports; Bowling

A description of an exciting run of high scoring.